“The quality of life depends upon the ability of society to teach its
members how to live in harmony with their environment—defined first as
family, then the community, then the world and its resources.”
Nearly 150 years later, our research group shares the dedication of
Dr. Ellen Henrietta Swallow Vassar as we strive to protect environmental
and human health from exposure to microbial pathogens. We now
have advanced tools in microbiology, molecular microbiology,
next-generation sequencing, long-read sequencing, bioinformatics, and
statistics. Our research group is dedicated to integrating across
disciplines to advance our knowledge of pathogen assessments at various
sites (environmental, recreational, or drinking water) and ultimately to
prevent infectious waterborne diseases. Microbial water quality research
is experiencing an amazing period of growth, and we are helping to lead
that effort. If you are interested in learning more about our work,
please explore this site and feel free to contact us if you have any
questions.